'It's a start.' Residents pack meeting to address decades old flooding problem on North End of Bridgeport

Well, Fairfield County was rocked by multiple flooding events this past summer. But long before that historic rain on September 13th, homeowners on Savoy Street had been sounding the alarm for years about the serious problem plaguing their neighborhood. This flooding situation in the North End has been going on for a number of years. We needed it addressed immediately. Bridgeport City leaders and North End residents packed the North Branch Library Thursday night to talk a little bit about the decades-old problem. It might be a long road, but at least it's a beginning, it's a start. Dale Foti has helped spearhead the effort for answers. Her biggest concern hasn't been so much about damage caused by the flooding. Rather, she says the constant floodwaters pose a serious public safety threat almost every time it rains. There's no way to get my parents out if they need medical attention. And that is, of course, the scariest thing of all. City officials have maintained that fixing the problem won't be easy because it involves multiple towns and cities and several waterways. Oxbrook, for example, runs through several homeowners' properties in Bridgeport. So you have Bridgeport and Trumbull and Fairfield all part of the same grant application. And that has been approved. It's just a matter of the money becoming available. It only becomes available once it gets on the bond agenda. If we get the attention of the mayor, the governor, I think, especially, just start somewhere. I'm Justin DeVellis, News 12.